Righteous Ties

Righteous Ties
Righteous Ties
	Theatrical poster
Hangul	거룩한 계보
RR	Georukhan gyebo
MR	Kŏrukhan kyebo
Directed by	Jang Jin
Written by	Jang Jin
Produced by	Lee Byeong-hyeok
Starring	Jung Jae-young; Jung Joon-ho
Cinematography	Choi Sang-ho
Edited by	Steve M. Choe
Music by	Park Geun-tae
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	October 19, 2006 (2006-10-19);
Running time	126 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$4.5 million
Box office	US$8,682,703

Righteous Ties (Korean: 거룩한 계보; RR: Georukhan gyebo) is a 2006 South Korean film.

Plot

Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape. His childhood friend Joo-joong is given the task of tracking him down, forcing him to choose between his friendship and loyalty to his gang.

Cast

Jung Jae-young as Dong Chi-sung
Jung Joon-ho as Kim Ju-jung
Ryu Seung-ryong as Jung Sun-tan
Min Ji-hwan as Kim Young-hee
Shin Goo as Chi-sung's father
Lee Yong-yi as Chi-sung's mother
Kim Dong-ju
Yoon Yoo-sun as Hwa-yi
Lee Moon-soo as death row inmate
Joo Jin-mo
Jang Young-nam
Jung Gyu-soo
Kim Kyu-chul as Han-wook
Kim Il-woong
Lee Han-wi
Lee Jeong
Park Jung-gi
Im Seung-dae
Park Jun-se
Lee Cheol-min as Park Moon-soo
Kim Sung-hoon
Kong Ho-suk
Lee Sang-hoon as Yoo Myung-sik
Choi Won-tae as young Ju-jung

Release

Righteous Ties was released in South Korea on October 19, 2006,¹ and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 450,134 admissions.² The film went on to receive a total of 1,744,677 admissions nationwide,¹ with a gross (as of November 12, 2006) of US$8,682,703.³

References

"Box-Office Admission Results (2006) Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
"Korean Box Office (Week-end 2006.10.20 ~ 2006.10.22) Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
"South Korea Box Office November 10–12, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Righteous Ties at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Righteous Ties at IMDb
Righteous Ties at HanCinema

[Koreanfilm.org-1] "Box-Office Admission Results (2006) Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

[2] "Korean Box Office (Week-end 2006.10.20 ~ 2006.10.22) Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

[3] "South Korea Box Office November 10–12, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 December 2008.

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